Mark your calendar and buy your tickets for the annual Ada Kiwanis Club Pancake and Sausage Day. The meal will be served from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 in the Ada Schools cafeteria.
Tickets are available from club members and at Liberty National Bank, Ferguson Insurance, Dr. Mark Shull’s office, and Hanson-Neely Funeral Home.
The cost is $7 pre-sale and $8 at the door for the all-you-can-eat meal. Children 10 and under are free.
Proceeds benefit community projects. The club has been serving the community for 94 years.
The next meeting of the Ada School Board will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the board room at the school. There will be a planning session in addition to the board meeting.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Jan Romes, local contemporary romance author has a book signing this weekend.
The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, at Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., Bluffton, according to Dr. Christina Walton, store manager.
Romes's book "Charred Snake for Two" is the newest of the author's 23 books. Her book credits include:
• Wine and Sweat Pants Series -
Book 1, No Sweat Pants Allowed - Wine Club
Book 2, Sipping Sangria
Book 3, Merlot in Maine
The author also has a series of four books under the title "Texas Boys Falling Fast," plus 13 other romance books.
By Christine Schroeder, MOT, OTR/L
Too cold to exercise outside? Don’t let that be an excuse to not get up and get moving inside!
It’s hard to stay motivated when it’s cold outside and you haven’t seen the sun for few days. Believe me – I know! I’m not afraid to say that I’m a sucker for a good movie, my snuggly blanket and comfy couch on those cold winter nights.
Although there is nothing wrong in and of itself of those things (we all need a little downtime from time to time), I also realize balance is important. I tell myself that my snuggly blanket will be my reward AFTER I have completed my indoor workout. ;-)
The Allen County and Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will partner to host a Master Gardener Volunteer training course for new Master Gardener Volunteers this spring.
The Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program provides intensive training in horticulture to interested Ohio residents who then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs and activities for Ohio residents through their local Ohio State University Extension county office.
The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team moved back into the top-5 of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings as it was ranked No. 5 in the third weekly edition of the rankings.
The Polar Bears moved back into the top-5 after being ranked No. 5 in the preseason poll. ONU jumped two spots from its No. 7 ranking a week ago.
ONU moved up after strong showings at the Joe Banks Invitational and the Camel City Elite Races this past weekend.
In the past month, much was said and written about Martin Luther King’s visit to Ohio Northern 50 years ago, but here is an interesting, untold story about the time the Civil Rights leader spoke on campus.
Add this nugget of information to what you already know about The King Visit from the commemorative forum held on campus to the huge amount of press coverage about the icon’s speech here a half century ago:
On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Christians around the world will observe Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the first day, or the start of the season of Lent leading up to Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Christ.
Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline.
The use of ashes, in the sign of a cross on one’s forehead, is a sign of mortality and repentance and has a long history in Jewish and Christian worship. Historically, ashes have signified purification and sorrow for one’s sins.
